diff --git a/target/xtensa/import_core.sh b/target/xtensa/import_core.sh
index c8626a8c02..1120a4a2a5 100755
--- a/target/xtensa/import_core.sh
+++ b/target/xtensa/import_core.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,3 @@ static XtensaConfig $NAME __attribute__((unused)) = {
 
 REGISTER_CORE($NAME)
 EOF
-
-grep -q core-${NAME}.o "$BASE"/Makefile.objs || \
-    echo "obj-y += core-${NAME}.o" >> "$BASE"/Makefile.objs
diff --git a/target/xtensa/meson.build b/target/xtensa/meson.build
index dd750a977e..7c4efa6c62 100644
--- a/target/xtensa/meson.build
+++ b/target/xtensa/meson.build
@@ -1,14 +1,9 @@
 xtensa_ss = ss.source_set()
+
+xtensa_cores = run_command('sh', '-c', 'cd $MESON_SOURCE_ROOT/$MESON_SUBDIR ; ls -1 core-*.c')
+xtensa_ss.add(files(xtensa_cores.stdout().strip().split('\n')))
+
 xtensa_ss.add(files(
-  'core-dc232b.c',
-  'core-dc233c.c',
-  'core-de212.c',
-  'core-de233_fpu.c',
-  'core-dsp3400.c',
-  'core-fsf.c',
-  'core-sample_controller.c',
-  'core-test_kc705_be.c',
-  'core-test_mmuhifi_c3.c',
   'cpu.c',
   'exc_helper.c',
   'fpu_helper.c',